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We have used 12 restriction enzymes to analyse the DNA of 24 clinical isolates of VZV derived from 12 patients in order to compare isolates derived from different individuals and derived serially from the same individual. As reported previously, only a small proportion of the isolates differed with respect to the presence or absence of restriction sites. However, we found that the size of DNA fragments generated from all the isolates derived from different patients varied in any of four regions, one of which was first recognized in this study. In one case, where multiple isolates recovered from the same individual were analysed, each was distinguished from the others not only by differences in the variable regions but also by the presence or absence of a restriction site in a nonvariable region. This suggests that multiple strains of VZV can be present in the same human host.
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Hondo, R., Yogo, Y., Kurata, T. et al. Genome variation among varicella-zoster virus isolates derived from different individuals and from the same individuals. Archives of Virology 93, 1–12 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01313890
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